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corporate america has record profits. it's not that we can't afford this. we need a shared sacrifice. work version shared. they've given up their jobs. they've lost their homes. they can't go anymore. it's time for to us come together and create jobs so that we can create the america that all of us love and is revered around the world. >> woodruff: rich tramp carc the president of afl/cio thanks for talking with us. >> thanks for having me on. i appreciate it. >> woodruff: as we do. and our invitation to governors remains open and we will bring that you perspective at a later date. >> brown: now, anger over insurance rate hikes and a battle brewing in california. "newshour" correspondent spencer michels reports. >> reporter: people got angry when blue shield of california announced recently it would raise health insurance rates for some individuals as much as 59%. it was the fourth major insurance company to announce sharp increases for those buying their own insurance and the third round of rate hikes by blue shield since last fall. >> how much is enough f
corporate america has record profits. it's not that we can't afford this. we need a shared sacrifice. work version shared. they've given up their jobs. they've lost their homes. they can't go anymore. it's time for to us come together and create jobs so that we can create the america that all of us love and is revered around the world. >> woodruff: rich tramp carc the president of afl/cio thanks for talking with us. >> thanks for having me on. i appreciate it. >> woodruff: as...
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god bless america. god bless you guys. host: hoping for arab mandelas -- guest: let me come back to the caller who said he wants to see more peace. president obama will argue that he was trying to restore peace to all that something you can develop. that is one problem that he has. looks like we're fighting the war. he will not call it a war. what happens after this? host: nelson mandela advocated peace in the -- in south africa. >> one of the issues -- it would be a pity if people around the world remembered the arab world for what is going on in libya rather than cairo. the peaceful protests have a sense of vision. it projected this image of peace, that the world is perhaps looking for. nelson mandela, i think he is right. this is not just about changing said that the arab world has been seeing for 30 years. this is a change from funding that the arab world has possibly seen for hundreds of years -- from something that the arab world has possibly seen for hundreds of years. nelson mandela is an interesting reference. to
god bless america. god bless you guys. host: hoping for arab mandelas -- guest: let me come back to the caller who said he wants to see more peace. president obama will argue that he was trying to restore peace to all that something you can develop. that is one problem that he has. looks like we're fighting the war. he will not call it a war. what happens after this? host: nelson mandela advocated peace in the -- in south africa. >> one of the issues -- it would be a pity if people around...
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small farms are struggling to survive here as in america. all over europe, farms are renting rooms to travelers now harvesting their rural charm as well as produce to help make ends meet. here in italy, farmhouse b&bs are called "agriturismos." we're staying in the 13th-century home and farm of sylvia gori, and she's happy to show us around. as her family has for centuries, sylvia lives in the manor house, and, after a look at the living room, it's clear: the rural nobility of italy survives. [ speaking italian ] this is a fireplace where you can still cook. do they still use this? can i pull it out? you can use it. this for polenta. it's for to have hot water all the time. upstairs is the vast billiards room. for generations, evenings ended here. musty portraits are reminders of the family's long and noble lineage. the farm is strictly organic. these pigs are a rare breed, brought back from the edge of extinction by people who care about traditional agriculture. and gazing at these huggable sheep, you can almost taste the pecorino cheese. a
small farms are struggling to survive here as in america. all over europe, farms are renting rooms to travelers now harvesting their rural charm as well as produce to help make ends meet. here in italy, farmhouse b&bs are called "agriturismos." we're staying in the 13th-century home and farm of sylvia gori, and she's happy to show us around. as her family has for centuries, sylvia lives in the manor house, and, after a look at the living room, it's clear: the rural nobility of...
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i was amongst all of the traveling class of america which is now everybody. a could not help but reflect in reading your book. the gentry of new york were just horrified but the modes of transportation and the price at vanderbilt was provided because the crate, wash was coming aboard. i was thinking back to when i started flying as a young student and everyone wore coats and ties. pan am was the great airline. well, that is all gone, but so are five and $600 chairs and everyone gets to travel. >> it's democracy in transportation. >> the competition driving down costs. pleasant, but it opens up to a lot of people. i have the exact same reaction when i started to find accounts. philip hone the was awake and former mayor of new york trading in the diary complaining about the riffraff, you know, the bobtail saying it would be better to sail between the new work and albany and take five days. he said when will the people rise up and put an end to this? it showed that radicalism, the way that the older settled elite did not like fighting for their position or shari
i was amongst all of the traveling class of america which is now everybody. a could not help but reflect in reading your book. the gentry of new york were just horrified but the modes of transportation and the price at vanderbilt was provided because the crate, wash was coming aboard. i was thinking back to when i started flying as a young student and everyone wore coats and ties. pan am was the great airline. well, that is all gone, but so are five and $600 chairs and everyone gets to travel....
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airstrikes against serbian forces responsible for the brutality in kosovo march two thousand and eleven america's next democratic president and a new coalition of the willing to attack libya the u.n. security council passed a strong resolution that demands and up to the violence against others. that authorizes the use of force it was sanctioned by the un security council in contrast to the bombings of the sabia there was no such green light to the one nine hundred ninety nine and the bombings were led by needle the first time a military alliance atop the sovereign nation nonito member causing no threat to the group similarly libya poses an old style threat and there are other striking parallels between the conduct of these wars the enemy then slaughtered on the loss of each job the new hitler the enemy of today the eccentric one market and power for over forty years now similarly villainize by the us colonel qadhafi these just stepped down from power and leave the goal now and back then getting rid of a leader no longer favored by the west taking sides with a questionable opposition in what start
airstrikes against serbian forces responsible for the brutality in kosovo march two thousand and eleven america's next democratic president and a new coalition of the willing to attack libya the u.n. security council passed a strong resolution that demands and up to the violence against others. that authorizes the use of force it was sanctioned by the un security council in contrast to the bombings of the sabia there was no such green light to the one nine hundred ninety nine and the bombings...
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at this is not a good thing but we have another war going on and i must say from the standpoint of america concerned with the fact that our government is broke that the dollar is going down the drain the government is putting the whole country in the most horrific financial circumstances here there is starting yet another war to spend who knows how many billions of dollars makes the military industrial complex very happy but i must say among us taxpayers we don't like it so these rebels are being led by former officials of the lid off the regime these are not a bunch of libertarians so i think yes as they struggle for power and as one group will want the us helping them be the regional players whether it's the people in egypt or sudan or some of the other countries in the area that may don't want another us occupation right in their backyard so yeah i think there could be much more of an open sort of war. well as the us is planning to hand over its leading role in the operation in libya and the question now is who will pick up the whole gardiner from the american university in paris as nat
at this is not a good thing but we have another war going on and i must say from the standpoint of america concerned with the fact that our government is broke that the dollar is going down the drain the government is putting the whole country in the most horrific financial circumstances here there is starting yet another war to spend who knows how many billions of dollars makes the military industrial complex very happy but i must say among us taxpayers we don't like it so these rebels are...
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voice of a stone of america the deal making it completed already this month and will include a cash payment and security high court of london has rejected eleanor's suit to postpone a google com shareholders meeting to approve the deal just in these wind telecom and it's over twenty terrible com signed a deal with wind by egyptian billionaire give so we is in a bid to create the world's fifth largest mobile operator by subscriber numbers however norway's talent on which is available com shareholder said it would vote against the deal arguing that the matter scheme and the merger scheme would dilute it's wild. hasta if they do you will be will hold twenty five percent stake only on the shareholder agreement with. the kind of go below zero point five percent however i think they're afraid that in future they could be towed further some harm and basically he just wants to exercise a parameter for rights. that's a separate cases from the your desire to build with you as if the situation is not for the company i think the best you could do you is that as fast as possible so they become funny and
voice of a stone of america the deal making it completed already this month and will include a cash payment and security high court of london has rejected eleanor's suit to postpone a google com shareholders meeting to approve the deal just in these wind telecom and it's over twenty terrible com signed a deal with wind by egyptian billionaire give so we is in a bid to create the world's fifth largest mobile operator by subscriber numbers however norway's talent on which is available com...
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history so the expectation is that the tsunami would spread across the pacific it's already hit south america now about a half a meter high so it was exactly the right thing to do. i was just reporting as well just before you came online with us we're hearing of all powerful quake so rocking when a garneau prefecture tonight of course it's even more frightening for people involved because of course it's dark in japan how bigger threats are the likely aftershocks which we can expect like these in the next few days if you think it could be worse to come. well for eight point nine we'd expect the aftershocks to be an order of magnitude less as a maximum so maybe up to seven point nine many of the aftershocks that we've seen so far have been larger than the haiti earthquake yeah i was going to say can you put this in context for us the earthquake in christchurch the other day that was a six point nine if i remember what are we talking about when we're talking about eight point nine on the on the scale of things get how bad was it. extremely bad the question recent christchurch earthquake was six
history so the expectation is that the tsunami would spread across the pacific it's already hit south america now about a half a meter high so it was exactly the right thing to do. i was just reporting as well just before you came online with us we're hearing of all powerful quake so rocking when a garneau prefecture tonight of course it's even more frightening for people involved because of course it's dark in japan how bigger threats are the likely aftershocks which we can expect like these...
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is considering possible military intervention america is also reportedly calling on saudi arabia to airlift weapons to anti could i think groups are he's kind of shaky on hasn't he tales from washington. president obama said military involvement in levy is possible he did not specify whether he was talking about direct or indirect involvement the u.s. has reportedly asked saudi arabia if it can supply weapons to the rebels in being galaxy the saudis have been told that opponents of so khadafi need anti-tank rockets mortars and ground to air missiles to shoot down gadhafi is fighter bombers and situation in levy is critical as it is with hundreds of people dead and with gadhafi saying he will fight until the last man standing and this reporting arm supply that could come from the saudis upon the request of the united states could inflame the situation even more it is also being reported that the supplies could reach within forty eight hours so we could be some two days away from a full fledged civil war in libya with the involvement of western powers and here is what makes the arming the reb
is considering possible military intervention america is also reportedly calling on saudi arabia to airlift weapons to anti could i think groups are he's kind of shaky on hasn't he tales from washington. president obama said military involvement in levy is possible he did not specify whether he was talking about direct or indirect involvement the u.s. has reportedly asked saudi arabia if it can supply weapons to the rebels in being galaxy the saudis have been told that opponents of so khadafi...
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if he doesn't, that is a defeat for america and we can't stand for that. this is how interventions happen. >> the arab league came out with the idea of a no-fly zone, to be imposed by who knows who. a no-fly zone was supported by someone else. let's roll the tape. >> we have the planes to make our appropriate contribution to this. and i wouldn't do it if they hadn't asked. but if the leaders are on television pleading for it, so people don't get bombed, people that are there with revolvers -- >> and nato today -- >> i think we should do it. >> i think we should do it says bill clinton. is president obama showing enough leadership on this? >> i think the nation should have private leadership. the president has said what he can say publicly, to this point. the u.s. has believed inside the organizations. the problem is, they don't know where they want to go. we don't know who the opposition is. the administration doesn't have a clue who those people are. getting involved, as secretary gates and chief of staff daly have made clear, getting involved in another
if he doesn't, that is a defeat for america and we can't stand for that. this is how interventions happen. >> the arab league came out with the idea of a no-fly zone, to be imposed by who knows who. a no-fly zone was supported by someone else. let's roll the tape. >> we have the planes to make our appropriate contribution to this. and i wouldn't do it if they hadn't asked. but if the leaders are on television pleading for it, so people don't get bombed, people that are there with...
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program which is going to make the stock a lot more investable by a lot of long only investors in north america and in continental europe but in terms of winners we also see street today in the steel companies helped by the strong industrial output data for us for february on the losing side we see gazprom misspeaking a pause after having had a great run last week the stock was up more than seven percent helped by the big improvement in european gas prices. michael. that's all we have time for now join the last on one last time for more business stories here on r.t. and get more from our web site archie dot com slash business. the old. the be. thank. you are.
program which is going to make the stock a lot more investable by a lot of long only investors in north america and in continental europe but in terms of winners we also see street today in the steel companies helped by the strong industrial output data for us for february on the losing side we see gazprom misspeaking a pause after having had a great run last week the stock was up more than seven percent helped by the big improvement in european gas prices. michael. that's all we have time for...
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resolution aimed at imposing a no fly zone and they're also suggestions america's are saudi arabia weapons to opposition fighters carnality is correspondent in washington d.c. and nor am it in london have the latest. well the no fly zone is very much what it says on the tin it's in which planes are allowed to fly essentially and what it would mean is that it would give allied planes the right to shoot down anything but of course inside libya and the idea behind that is to prevent colonel gadhafi from turning his air force on his own people from attacking civilians so that's basically what it would do now we do know. and france is said to be drafting a u.n. resolution for a no fly zone william hague the foreign secretary here says that he's working closely with his partners on what he's calling a contingency basis on elements of a resolution for a no fly zone and we've heard from a foreign office source that it's only going to be used in the case that it's needed but no decision has been taken yet to present it to the security council we've also heard more recently that nato has boosted air
resolution aimed at imposing a no fly zone and they're also suggestions america's are saudi arabia weapons to opposition fighters carnality is correspondent in washington d.c. and nor am it in london have the latest. well the no fly zone is very much what it says on the tin it's in which planes are allowed to fly essentially and what it would mean is that it would give allied planes the right to shoot down anything but of course inside libya and the idea behind that is to prevent colonel...
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the image of america. what i'm trying to protect a la eisenhower is our openness, freedom, that we enjoy. as a secondhand kind of shrug. i think that is tremendously important still and i think reagan got that right and clinton got that right. as an example, america still has tremendous power and pull around the world. in france they tax foreign movies but eight of the top 10 are still american. it's an attractive way of living and people like that and there is tremendous power in that and tremendous power in that and that's why if we fritter away our fiscal standing we are frittering away the greatest thing we have going for us. droip you were talking about think tanks earlier. think tanks earlier. are there many think tanks in europe? there's an aspen italy you spoke to. who runs that? is it heart of america's aspen institute? >> it's a great example of soft power. the aspen institute in the united states has branchion -- branches. there is one in italy, one in france. the italy one is the biggest and i
the image of america. what i'm trying to protect a la eisenhower is our openness, freedom, that we enjoy. as a secondhand kind of shrug. i think that is tremendously important still and i think reagan got that right and clinton got that right. as an example, america still has tremendous power and pull around the world. in france they tax foreign movies but eight of the top 10 are still american. it's an attractive way of living and people like that and there is tremendous power in that and...
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gadhafi might use the stockpiles against his own people will say here in conservations and both egypt and america that to you is ships have sailed through the suez canal there in the mediterranean sea not far from libya so there are concerns of testable american intervention in addition to a possible push when my colleague in london or in it looks at what foreign intervention would mean for libya and we do not in any way rule out the use of military assets we must not tolerate this regime using military force against its own people is this history repeating itself the british government getting the guns on standby as a country crumbles bowing to impose a no fly zone in this case libya in two thousand and three it was iraq it's looking very dangerous news looking quite possible that they will launch such an attack with or without un approval so we're looking at almost a repeat of what happened in iraq and indeed the results spoke to be largely the same but not every country is getting that treatment and libya is not the only african nation in turmoil so. malia's drawn out conflict is being called
gadhafi might use the stockpiles against his own people will say here in conservations and both egypt and america that to you is ships have sailed through the suez canal there in the mediterranean sea not far from libya so there are concerns of testable american intervention in addition to a possible push when my colleague in london or in it looks at what foreign intervention would mean for libya and we do not in any way rule out the use of military assets we must not tolerate this regime using...
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it suggested mediation by a team from latin america, europe, and the middle east. some reports say gaddafi have it -- has accepted the plan. but the opposition has rejected any talks with the embattled leader. benghazi is relatively quiet. but many here believe real peace is impossible while gaddafi is still in power. >> german foreign missed not -- minister guido westerwelle spoke out firmly against any military intervention in libya. he says such a move could be counterproductive. but westerwelle promised to provide humanitarian aid, in particular, the deployment of planes and ships to help with the evacuation of thousands of egyptians currently stranded on the border region between libya and tunisia. the egyptians for one of the biggest migrant communities in libya. but since the unrest began, tens of thousands have tried to flee the country. the united nations is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe. earlier, i spoke with our correspondent and asked how secure benghazi is that the weather had been any renewed fighting there. >> no, not in benghazi. everything
it suggested mediation by a team from latin america, europe, and the middle east. some reports say gaddafi have it -- has accepted the plan. but the opposition has rejected any talks with the embattled leader. benghazi is relatively quiet. but many here believe real peace is impossible while gaddafi is still in power. >> german foreign missed not -- minister guido westerwelle spoke out firmly against any military intervention in libya. he says such a move could be counterproductive. but...
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. - and when you came to america-- north america--you started your engineering concern. what fascinates me is you rose to the top very quickly. you worked with wernher von braun on the atlas rocket--i mean, not immediately, but you-- - when i came to canada, i established my company in 1950 in january. this was my first year of operations, and the name was velan engineering, and my first product which i brou was a revolutionary design of a steam trap, and when i came in i had already a catalogue in english--a very, very elaborate catalogue. it was a revolutionary invention. - you have 26 patents to your name, i believe. - during the period until-- my latest patent was issued in 2001 in the us and worldwide. - and why are your products so good? why are they so essential? the us navy uses practically only that for steam traps and valves. - my background with the us navy goes to 1952 when i was working with westinghouse, and westinghouse had designed and manufactured the reactor for the first nuclear submarine, nautilus. and they needed bellows seal valves, and the bellows
. - and when you came to america-- north america--you started your engineering concern. what fascinates me is you rose to the top very quickly. you worked with wernher von braun on the atlas rocket--i mean, not immediately, but you-- - when i came to canada, i established my company in 1950 in january. this was my first year of operations, and the name was velan engineering, and my first product which i brou was a revolutionary design of a steam trap, and when i came in i had already a...
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poverty in america is increasing. what we understand is that pregnant women and little kids do not get good nutrition, the likelihood is that they're going to get, that the births might be low weight opbd the little babies -- or the little babies might come down with illnesses if they don't get good nutrition. poverty is increasing, yet the republicans want to cut the w.i.c. program by $750 million, 10%. title 1 education funding. everyone understands we have problems with education right now, large dropout rates. republicans want to cut $5 billion from the department of education. on and on and on it goes. now, what do i think? do i think that it's appropriate that we balance the budget on low-income pregnant women and infants who need nutrition? do i think you should throw 200,000 kids off the head start program, do i think that you cut social security, do i think that you cut unplanned parenthood? does that make sense? i don't think so. i don't think that's good for america. but i do believe we have to move toward
poverty in america is increasing. what we understand is that pregnant women and little kids do not get good nutrition, the likelihood is that they're going to get, that the births might be low weight opbd the little babies -- or the little babies might come down with illnesses if they don't get good nutrition. poverty is increasing, yet the republicans want to cut the w.i.c. program by $750 million, 10%. title 1 education funding. everyone understands we have problems with education right now,...
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i think it's a concept that is much needed in america. i think it's something that we have to move forward on. but the president has said from the outset if they're good ideas, republican or democratic, bring them to the table. this is one he thinks let's accelerate and put it in place from the outset. >> woodruff: secretary sebelius, does this come because the law is under siege? it is being... there are 28 states, i believe, that have sued to exempt themselves from the law polls show that a significant number of americans don't like the law. is this an attempt by the president to respond to all that? >> i think, judy, what it is is that the president has listened to governors. this has never been the federal takeover of health care as has been reported inaccurately over and over again. it always has been a state- driven program. what we had governors tell us in the beginning is we have ideas which we would like to put in place even more quickly. why should we wait until 017. can we come to the table and tell you what we think would work
i think it's a concept that is much needed in america. i think it's something that we have to move forward on. but the president has said from the outset if they're good ideas, republican or democratic, bring them to the table. this is one he thinks let's accelerate and put it in place from the outset. >> woodruff: secretary sebelius, does this come because the law is under siege? it is being... there are 28 states, i believe, that have sued to exempt themselves from the law polls show...
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to being fearful about the future of america. and in that regard, there was somebody who can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin. >> very popular, tells it like it is, and she inspires a lot of people. >> humans and radio a couple times. you were on the radio when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years. two years doing a weekend show, at the herman cain show. and three years, up until most recently, five nights a week out of atlanta, georgia. >> and what is the hermanator? >> that is in a name that was given to me by members of the restaurant association when i was the chairman of the board back in the early 1990's when we were fighting hillarycare. as an officer of the national restaurant association, i became one of the primary spokespersons against hillarycare. so a gentlemen by the name of larry mccarthy of this to develop some of the commercials that we used to tell people the truth about this to wake people up. he tells the story of one night he was watching tv and the commercial that he had d
to being fearful about the future of america. and in that regard, there was somebody who can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin. >> very popular, tells it like it is, and she inspires a lot of people. >> humans and radio a couple times. you were on the radio when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years. two years doing a weekend show, at the herman cain show. and three years, up until most recently, five nights a week out of atlanta,...
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that's the engine that drives america's economy. we depend on small businesses to create, you know, most of the jobs in america. we need to facilitate that, given the high unemployment rates when we have had 21 consecutive months of unemployment rates at or above 9%. that's the longest stretch in our nation's history. so these two programs collectively and individually will contribute significantly to the growth of small businesses and job creation in this country, and that's why i think there is a broad array of organizations that are supporting this legislation because it's a testament to its history of success. so, mr. president, i yield the floor. ms. landrieu: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator senator from louisiana is recognized. ms. landrieu: thank you, mr. president. i see that i have several colleagues on the floor, and there is another coming down to speak on an amendment. i wanted to just thank senator snowe for her explanation of some of the compromises and changes and modifications that the two of us hav
that's the engine that drives america's economy. we depend on small businesses to create, you know, most of the jobs in america. we need to facilitate that, given the high unemployment rates when we have had 21 consecutive months of unemployment rates at or above 9%. that's the longest stretch in our nation's history. so these two programs collectively and individually will contribute significantly to the growth of small businesses and job creation in this country, and that's why i think there...
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that work is under way all across america. if we do our part by fixing the law, we can accelerate that progress. the urgency for change has never been greater. the plain fact is that america is stagnating while the rest of the world moves ahead of us. the plain fact is that to lead in a new century we have no choice in this matter but to invest in education. no other issue is more critical to our economy, our future, and our way of life. so i look forward to working with you in the coming months to meet this challenge and to renew our commitment to our children and their future by building the education system they desperately need and deserve. thank you so much. i'm now happy to take your questions. >> thank you very much, mr. secretary. thanks again for being with us as ranking member said for the fourth time. thanks again for your willingness to work with us in a bipartisan way. and thanks for your testimony. i was pleased to see in your budget elimination of some 13 programs. that's sort of a baby step in the right directi
that work is under way all across america. if we do our part by fixing the law, we can accelerate that progress. the urgency for change has never been greater. the plain fact is that america is stagnating while the rest of the world moves ahead of us. the plain fact is that to lead in a new century we have no choice in this matter but to invest in education. no other issue is more critical to our economy, our future, and our way of life. so i look forward to working with you in the coming...
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and you'll find in the people at toyota, all across america. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at...
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and you'll find it in the people at toyota, all across america. >> auto companies make huge profits. >> last year, chevron made a lot of money. >> where does it go? >> every penny and more went into bringing energy to the world. >> the economy is tough right now, everywhere. >> we pumped $21 million into local economies, into small businesses, communities, equipment, materials. >> that money could make a big difference to a lot of people. >> and by bnsf railway. pacific life. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: japanese engineers marshaled all their remaining tools today in the week-long struggle to prevent a full-blown nuclear disaster. and in washington, president obama sought to reassure americans about the potential for radiation to drift over th
and you'll find it in the people at toyota, all across america. >> auto companies make huge profits. >> last year, chevron made a lot of money. >> where does it go? >> every penny and more went into bringing energy to the world. >> the economy is tough right now, everywhere. >> we pumped $21 million into local economies, into small businesses, communities, equipment, materials. >> that money could make a big difference to a lot of people. >> and...
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the money, the money you make in america. i ask you-- how you can say don't go? >> yaditi's character, her writing, it has complexity and n a way that's really tangible. you can touch it. you know, it's raw, visceral, but it also makes you work. >> people like you, who come to the circus, sit in the audience and laugh and before going home safe and sound. >> that's the first character who got create in order play and he is a hybrid of my hard-drinking uncle in bulgaria, and the circus ringmaster they saw when i took my daughter to a circus in bulgaria, and my dad, who drove the subway train for many years at the end of his life in stockholm, sweden. and he is the subway driver who has very little connection with anyone else in his life, but he will entertain himself and happy is a very young indian man who is very recently arrived in america and is trying very hard to make a good impression and has been assigned to him as a trainee. >> who are you? >> i'm happy. >> get off my train. >> we met yesterday, right? >> i got lucky enough to have an artistic home here.
the money, the money you make in america. i ask you-- how you can say don't go? >> yaditi's character, her writing, it has complexity and n a way that's really tangible. you can touch it. you know, it's raw, visceral, but it also makes you work. >> people like you, who come to the circus, sit in the audience and laugh and before going home safe and sound. >> that's the first character who got create in order play and he is a hybrid of my hard-drinking uncle in bulgaria, and...
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both parties have always believed that america should have the best of everything. we do have -- we do not have a third rate airports or bridges or highways. that is not who we are. we should not start going down that path. new companies are going to seek out the fastest, most reliable ways to move people, goods, and information, whether they are in chicago or shanghai, and i want them to be here in the united states. so to those who say we cannot afford to make investments in infrastructure, i said we cannot afford not to make investments in infrastructure. we always have had the best infrastructure. the notion that somehow we'd give up that leadership at this critical juncture makes no sense. just ask folks that i met up in marquette, michigan. i was talking to rich schneider about this. this is a town of 20,000 people. far away from the hustle and bustle of places like detroit or grand rapids. but because of the wireless infrastructure they have set up, they have now got the local department store, a third- generation, family-owned, has been able to hook up with
both parties have always believed that america should have the best of everything. we do have -- we do not have a third rate airports or bridges or highways. that is not who we are. we should not start going down that path. new companies are going to seek out the fastest, most reliable ways to move people, goods, and information, whether they are in chicago or shanghai, and i want them to be here in the united states. so to those who say we cannot afford to make investments in infrastructure, i...
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comptroller general david walker has a report on america's fiscal management. then political strategists maria cardona and john feehery and u.s. ambassador to morocco, marc ginsberg. "washington journal" begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. coming up on c-span, morocco's foreign minister. foreign policy analysts argue for negotiating a peace treaty with the taliban in afghanistan. and britain's government presents its annual budget. thursday night, a look at education reform with michelle rhe and sacramento mayor and former nba player kevin johnson. they will discuss academic disparities between american children of different races and districts in country and why they hit the has worsened despite a doublinging of spending over the years. >> we all have to do our part. there are far too many kids that are lang witching in schools that are not doing well 3789 there are also kids that live in nice neighborhoods. >> i concur with him. >> you know, we are in a position right now in this country where if you were to tell me the zip code that a child lives in, and
comptroller general david walker has a report on america's fiscal management. then political strategists maria cardona and john feehery and u.s. ambassador to morocco, marc ginsberg. "washington journal" begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. coming up on c-span, morocco's foreign minister. foreign policy analysts argue for negotiating a peace treaty with the taliban in afghanistan. and britain's government presents its annual budget. thursday night, a look at education reform with...
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this will give us a far more attractive system than france, america or germany. i want britain to be the place international businesses go to, not the place that they leave. but today i wanted even more. so i can announce that from april this year, corporation tax will be reduced not just by the 1% my previous announce but by 2%. and it will continue to fall by 1% in each of the following three years taking on corporate tax rate right down to 23%. 16% lower than america, 11% lower than france, 7% lower than germany, the lowest corporation tax in the g7. let it be heard clearly around the world, from shanghai to seattle, britain is open for business. [shouting] >> and to ensure, and to ensure that this is not a net tax cut for banks. i am adjusting the bank levy rate next year to offset its affect. [shouting] >> in each -- mr. deputy speaker, in each and every year of this parliament, our permanent bank levy raises more in any one year of the last parliament bank taxes. the most competitive access and energy 20 is the first of our economic ambitions. the second is
this will give us a far more attractive system than france, america or germany. i want britain to be the place international businesses go to, not the place that they leave. but today i wanted even more. so i can announce that from april this year, corporation tax will be reduced not just by the 1% my previous announce but by 2%. and it will continue to fall by 1% in each of the following three years taking on corporate tax rate right down to 23%. 16% lower than america, 11% lower than france,...
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and you'll find in the people at toyota, all across america. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org "the electric company" is brought to you by... find your voice and share it, american greetings, proud sponsor of "the electric company." agreement from the u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. ve words: beatbox -- when you beatbox, you keep a beat with sounds from your mouth. tempo -- tempo is how fast or slow music is played, the beat. double time -- when you take a beat and do it twice as fast, that's double time. triple time -- three times as fast is triple time. half time -- if you
and you'll find in the people at toyota, all across america. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at...
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make it in america. if america is going to make it, then we have to make it in america. what are we making? we need to make all of the things that this economy and this world needs for energy security, photovoltaic, geothermal, advanced biofuels, all of those things in the energy sector that allows us to prosper and address the energy crisis, including and i know the problem of japan and the nuclear systems there. but 20% of our energy presently comes from nuclear and that's going to be part of the future. so we need to make sure we make it well, safely and that those systems are made in america. manufacturing matters. and we need to make sure that our manufacturing sector is up to speed and actually making things in america. we cannot count on the chinese or the indians or any other nation to provide us with our manufactured goods. and the reason is, that's where the well paid middle-class jobsr spent hollowed out in the last decade by unwise policies, but nonetheless, we can restore it. and let me tell you a couple of ways we are proposing to do this in the democratic
make it in america. if america is going to make it, then we have to make it in america. what are we making? we need to make all of the things that this economy and this world needs for energy security, photovoltaic, geothermal, advanced biofuels, all of those things in the energy sector that allows us to prosper and address the energy crisis, including and i know the problem of japan and the nuclear systems there. but 20% of our energy presently comes from nuclear and that's going to be part of...
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country in latin america. it is the character of this country that inspires. our original guiding stars, our struggle and hope, but there is no such thing as a loan struggle. no such thing as a lone hope. the july and people have shown this time and again, including your recovery from the terrible earthquake here one year ago. credit for success belongs to the chilean people whose courage, sacrifices, and perseverance build this nation into the leader that it is. and we're very honored to be joined today by four leaders who have died -- guided this nation through two years of process. thank you all for being here. in [applause] i cannot imagine a more fitting place to discuss the new era of partnership that the united states is pursuing. not only with chile, but across the americas. i am grateful we're joined by leaders and members of the diplomatic corps across the region. within my first 100 days in office, one of my first foreign trip as president i travel to trinidad and tobago to meet with leaders across
country in latin america. it is the character of this country that inspires. our original guiding stars, our struggle and hope, but there is no such thing as a loan struggle. no such thing as a lone hope. the july and people have shown this time and again, including your recovery from the terrible earthquake here one year ago. credit for success belongs to the chilean people whose courage, sacrifices, and perseverance build this nation into the leader that it is. and we're very honored to be...
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i would like to remind america that intelligence operations in -- and central america is a superb example, it doesn't involve a story of small pockets -- it doesn't involve starting up small pockets. for 42 years, hosni mubarak has been in power. suddenly, all these millions of people in the streets of africa and the middle east are uprising under on simply because of some internet chat. guest: it is an interesting point. i think the new media has allowed a level of communication that the regime's were able to prevent previously. i happen to have gone to the facebook headquarters a couple of weeks ago by coincidence and i asked them, what happened actually? they talked about how they could see an increase in conversation and an increase in dialogue before tunisia actually broke out. i would agree with you. i would not say it was because of facebook, but i do think the new media has allowed a level of communication in the moment instantly that we have not seen before. i also think it is generational. you have a generation of young people who are highly educated and went to college who were
i would like to remind america that intelligence operations in -- and central america is a superb example, it doesn't involve a story of small pockets -- it doesn't involve starting up small pockets. for 42 years, hosni mubarak has been in power. suddenly, all these millions of people in the streets of africa and the middle east are uprising under on simply because of some internet chat. guest: it is an interesting point. i think the new media has allowed a level of communication that the...
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and now toave the republican leader come and tell us we've got to accept that, that's the future of america. no, it's not. time and again when we sit down to deal with the budget challenges, whether it's in the deficit commission, which i was honest servicessered to serve on -- which i was honored to serve on, or whether it's in past negotiations, we open this table up to all federal spending, not just to 14%, that tiny slice of a pie. senator mcconnell c remembe remember, and i can too, under president herbert walker bush and under president clinton, we put on the table these tax breaks for some of these oil companies and corporations and said, is it really worth america's future for us to give them a tax break or to use the money to reduce the deficit? that's an honest question. mandatory spending. all of these things need to be brought to the table for conversation. but that's not the position of the republicans. they would rather see us shut down the government than to open this conversation to the entire federal budget. they would rather see us shut down the government than fight to ma
and now toave the republican leader come and tell us we've got to accept that, that's the future of america. no, it's not. time and again when we sit down to deal with the budget challenges, whether it's in the deficit commission, which i was honest servicessered to serve on -- which i was honored to serve on, or whether it's in past negotiations, we open this table up to all federal spending, not just to 14%, that tiny slice of a pie. senator mcconnell c remembe remember, and i can too, under...
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the author of nine books of which the most recent, "the new road to serfdom a letter of warning to america," here it is right here, if you want to go home with a copy of it signed by the way, you can pick it up right back there. "the new york times" best seller. daniel blogs everyday at www.hannan.co.uk at nursing political and cultural issues. his blog attracts 200,000 hits a week from 80,000 unique users. we are very fortunate to have him with us today. please welcome the member of the european parliament, daniel hannan. [applause] >> think you very much for those generous words and the ladies and gentlemen i tell you it isn't something we are accustomed to as members of the year appeal of parliament. [laughter] we are generally not the most popular people. you don't have to contradict when i say that. i got used to it over the years. maybe it has something to do with the fact that none of you can vote for me. [laughter] you won't find a politician in the united kingdom who is a bigger fan of jeffersonian democracy than me but i suspect in your third president occasionally enjoy being ab
the author of nine books of which the most recent, "the new road to serfdom a letter of warning to america," here it is right here, if you want to go home with a copy of it signed by the way, you can pick it up right back there. "the new york times" best seller. daniel blogs everyday at www.hannan.co.uk at nursing political and cultural issues. his blog attracts 200,000 hits a week from 80,000 unique users. we are very fortunate to have him with us today. please welcome the...
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those fans is a lot closer to my age...than their age...it's in fact 42, and of the major sports in america...only baseball has older fans. >>tharp: certainly attention spans vary among young people. >>clarke: very short attention span >>reporter: fox tv says its 18-34 year old nascar viewers have dropped almost 30% on last year...and nascar may have to consider whether today's youngsters are simply willing to sit through a 4 hour race... >>clark: we may not have 500 mile races in the future. we may have shorter events. >>reporter: there aren't too many young folk hanging around in the shiners tent...but the man with almost 17m dollars in career earnings soon wins over some more fans. >>reporter: for ragan...the business end of the day is finally approaching...time then for a hug from mum...who's unlikely to be enjoying the next 4 hours... >>ragan: you always have butterflies in your stomach...you're always a little nervous...but you know he lovesit, he is doing everything safe, you know he's in the best equipment possible so that is a comforting. >>reporter: you might think the publicity r
those fans is a lot closer to my age...than their age...it's in fact 42, and of the major sports in america...only baseball has older fans. >>tharp: certainly attention spans vary among young people. >>clarke: very short attention span >>reporter: fox tv says its 18-34 year old nascar viewers have dropped almost 30% on last year...and nascar may have to consider whether today's youngsters are simply willing to sit through a 4 hour race... >>clark: we may not have 500...
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there's the middle east and north africa come sub-saharan africa, the americas, asia, eastern europe, nordic europe and western europe. here is what we sought to learn as we were conducting different interviews. we want the extent to which the women have entered the media work force. we want to know what the women's status is in the companies they work, not just whether they are working their but with their actual positions are and the amount of power and control they have. what women's compensation is compared to their male counterparts and this is one of the key findings of the report and one that is worth all of you reading. we want to know the terms under which all of the women in the news media organizations are employed and we wanted to know the extent to which companies have adopted pro ecology policies, specifically gone out there to try to address gender imbalances. the up some of the report is that we have a long way to go. we've come further than my mother's era of 1970 but we'd do still have a long way to go. the study found 73% of the top management jobs in the countries
there's the middle east and north africa come sub-saharan africa, the americas, asia, eastern europe, nordic europe and western europe. here is what we sought to learn as we were conducting different interviews. we want the extent to which the women have entered the media work force. we want to know what the women's status is in the companies they work, not just whether they are working their but with their actual positions are and the amount of power and control they have. what women's...
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women need to feel welcome, to feel comfortable, and any va facility across america. today at this press conference we're announcing the results of our women's veterans survey, but this american legion events also honors the service and sacrifice of women in uniform. from those who had to masquerade as men in the american revolution, to those who are destroying our enemies today on land, in the air, and at sea. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, commander. our next speaker is mr. wilcock and he is the managing principal at the consulting firm. adrian? [applause] >> good afternoon. my name is adrian wilcock and i'm the managing principal of the consulting firm. we greatly of knowledge is all of the women veterans who have shared their experience is with us. every day young men and women in the military risk their lives to protect and defend our nation. those who serve share common bonds of sacrifice, teamwork, leadership, faith and courage are preserving our freedoms. we celebrate these common bonds among the diverse military members who serve throughout our
women need to feel welcome, to feel comfortable, and any va facility across america. today at this press conference we're announcing the results of our women's veterans survey, but this american legion events also honors the service and sacrifice of women in uniform. from those who had to masquerade as men in the american revolution, to those who are destroying our enemies today on land, in the air, and at sea. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, commander. our next speaker is...
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. ♪ god hates america >> reporter: their provocative demonstrations tested the limits of free speech. but the supreme court ruled the protesters have the constitution on their side. >> the rule of law here is you don't get to use your objective standards to call my religion intentional infliction of emotional distress. >> reporter: the high court ruled 8-1 in favor of westboro baptist church. its members travel the country picketing military funerals. preaching that god's punishing the military for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality. >> my first thought was, eight justices don't have the common sense god gave a goat. >> reporter: albert synder's son matthew was killed in iraq. after westboro members demonstrated outside the marine's funeral in maryland, synder sued and won a $5 million judgment against the kansas-based church for inflicting emotional distress. that ruling was overturned wednesday by the high court. >> we can no longer bury our dead in this country with dignity. >> reporter: the justices were almost unanimous, as even the most hurtful speech is still protected und
. ♪ god hates america >> reporter: their provocative demonstrations tested the limits of free speech. but the supreme court ruled the protesters have the constitution on their side. >> the rule of law here is you don't get to use your objective standards to call my religion intentional infliction of emotional distress. >> reporter: the high court ruled 8-1 in favor of westboro baptist church. its members travel the country picketing military funerals. preaching that god's...